Parched: Southeastern Oregon enters summer in drought

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Mike Skinner fills water troughs for cattle with a truck on June 27, 2013 in Jordan Valley, Ore. Cows can drink about about 30 gallons of water a day. Firefighters are nervous, and ranchers and farmers are hurting as far southeastern Oregon goes into a summer of drought. Gov. John Kitzhaber has already issued drought declarations for four counties, including Malheur, a Vermont-size corner of Oregon. (AP Photo/The Oregonian, Thomas Boyd) MAGS OUT; TV OUT; LOCAL TV OUT; LOCAL INTERNET OUT; THE MERCURY OUT; WILLAMETTE WEEK OUT; PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP OUT